LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXVIII, Issue 73, 20 March 1933, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Humid Weather. Exceptionally warm weather condi- % tions have prevailed in Central Hawke’s Bay this week-end, there being no abatement to-day. Dance At Mhngaorapa. A dance is to be held in Mr A. H. Hope’s woolshed, Mangaorapa. orM” April 7 in aid of the funds of the local' school and 'Women’s Institute. Otane and Butterflies. Two Otane boys (Lester Earnshaw, who came fifth in the Hawke’s Bay white butterfly competition, just missing a prize, and Max Pedersen, who came eighth), between them collected just on 50,000 butterflies. Dog Registration,

The Patangata County Council notifies in to-day’s issue of the “Press” that Mr .T. T. Brown has been appointed as registrar of dogs for the year ending December 31, thy foe payable being 2/6 per dog. Injured in Car Crash Getting out of control on Bonnet’s Hill, near Masterton, yesterday morning, n car left the road and crashed over a bank. Four of the five occupants escaped unhurt, but one, Charles Corkill. who jumped out of the car, had his leg broken. —Press Association. Boy Scouts Reorganisation. Tn connection with the activities of the two local troops of Boy Scouts, some reorganisation is contemplated, and it is desired that members of the Citizens’ Committee attend to-night at-y 7.30 o’clock, during the progress of a combined parade of the boys. Mistakes Still Being Made. There wore many mistakes made yesterday incidental to -adjusting watches and clocks in order to conform to the periodically changed national time. Despite the publiity given to the termination of daylight saving for the 1932-3 summe-c period -a number of people overlooked the fact, while others put their time-pieces forward instead of back! Of course the trouble was accentuated in those cases where it is customary to have the clocks and watches up to half-an-hour ahead of the correct time. The telephone exchange was appealed to in some in-.f stances for information, while in net a few eases the fire siren at 7.30 o’clock this morning was the first authoritative source of guidance!

A Valueless Cheque Stopping at a Waipukurau • petrol station on Sunday, March 12, two men in a ear purchased a quantity of petrol and oil. and. as payment, tendered a cheque for £2, which was accepted. The cheque was subsequently found to bo valueless. The number of the ear was noted and is alleged to correspond with that of the ear which was stolen in Wellington cm March 10. Two mon, Alfred Norman O’Meara and Wilkin Rainsdon Avery. were arrested at. Opotiki on Friday, allegedly being in possession of the car which was stolen from Wellington. They were charged with assault and robbery at Tokomaru Boy and remanded to Gisborne, the police stating that they were also wanted on charges of theft at Gisborne. Napier and Wellington. Palmerston North Races. The Railway Department announces the issue of specially reduced fares and special train arrangements for the races nt Awapuni on Wednesday and Thursday. Detailed arrangements appear in to-day’s issue of the “Press.” The first authentic display of autumn and winter fashion goods is now on view in our showroom. The latest interpretations of what is beins shown in London and Paris will be oiv' view . Ensembles of the latest wool materials, in newest colours and styles. Frocks that are charming and distinctive. Hats that arc different, at MATHEWSONS, Ltd., Parker’s Chambers, Hastings Street, Napier. ’Phone 747.